Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Adebola was signed by Gary McAllister in the summer of 2003 along with Michael Doyle and Andy Morrell.

He went on to make 181 first team appearances, including 53 as a substitute, which is a Coventry record.

The big and bustling centre-forward provided some memorable moments during his time with the Sky Blues, not least when he raced through to score a sensational third in a 4-1 thumping of then Premier League Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

He also, of course, scored in both the last game at Highfield Road and the first game at the Ricoh Arena in 2005.

Dele Adebola celebrates scoring the third goal in the 6-2 thumping of Derby County on the last day at Highfield Road

More history, facts and figures from every day of the year can be found in Coventry City, On This Day by Steve Phelps.

Academy to extend stay

Coventry City’s Academy is set to stay at the Alan Higgs Centre for another year - as Wasps delay building a £7m training base at the site.

Although no deal has yet been signed between the football club and Coventry Sports Foundation , which runs the Alan Higgs Centre, it is understood the deal will be sealed as soon as the current contract expires next week.

Wasps had planned a move to the Allard Way centre before the end of this year to establish a permanent training ground, after planning permission was granted in August last year.

However the Aviva Premiership club has revealed it is now set to carry on using its temporary base at Broadstreet Rugby Club in Binley Woods for another season.

Read what Coventry Sports Foundation and Wasps have to say on the matter here:

Vincenti set to be huge hit

If new Coventry City signing Peter Vincenti can reproduce the sort of form that saw him score an outstanding 16 goals from midfield just a few short seasons ago then he’ll be a huge hit with Sky Blues fans.

Even a haul of seven or eight, which he bagged either side of his purple patch campaign of 2014/15, would go down well with supporters at his new club.

But looking at his outstanding contribution off the pitch and it’s clear that Mark Robins ’s summer signing from Rochdale is going to be Mr Popular at the Ricoh Arena .

Concrete Rod wants another medal

Coventry City summer signing Rod McDonald has his eyes on another League Two promotion winners’ medal in his first campaign with the Sky Blues.

Rod McDonald

The solid centre-back, nick-named ‘Concrete Rod’ due to his no-nonsense style of defending, says he’s “hungry” and “excited” about the forthcoming campaign when he wants to add to the start of what he hopes will build into a collection of memorabilia marking his success.

City manager Mark Robins has hailed the defender as a “quick, strong and aggressive centre half, who can also read the game well.”

He joined the Ricoh Arena from Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract last month.

City fans on Orient takeover

Coventry City fans moved to Twitter to have their say as Francesco Becchetti sold Leyton Orient to a business consortium headed by Nigel Travis, a lifelong fan and chief executive of the Dunkin' Brands Group.

The O's, who have been in free-fall ever since Italian Becchetti bought the east London club from Barry Hearn in 2014, saw their 112-year stay in the Football League come to an end when finishing bottom of Sky Bet League two last season.

Earlier this month, a winding-up petition against Leyton Orient was dismissed at a High Court hearing, with all debts having been repaid.

The details of the deal for Eagle Investments 2017 Limited to purchase the club have not been revealed, but the club confirmed it was "not associated with Dunkin' Brands, the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins".

Travis, who was born in nearby Woodford, is confident the O's can now move forwards as they aim to regain their Football League status.